2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mountain City, TN vs Clayton, NC

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Highlights
- Clayton spends 5.0% less per student than Mountain City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in Clayton than in Mountain City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 30.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain City
 Mountain City, TNClayton, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,020  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor828  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain City    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mountain City is perfectly located in one of the most beautiful areas in the country. The people are very friendly, cost of living is great, and the scenary is  More

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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

For many reasons, North Carolina is a great place to call home! The weather is tough to beat. We enjoy four seasons, Summer is a little hot for some but allows a long  More

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I cannot believe how "hyped up" the Raleighm NC area is. It is a strange combination of transplans from New York, New England and New Jersey mixed with local Raleigh  More

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Over 15 years ago

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